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Sputum Clinical Features Pneumonia Fever Chills Productive Cough

Front Clinical features of pneumonia.
Back 1. Fever and chills
2. Productive cough with yellow-green sputum (pus) or rusty (blood) sputum
3. Tachypnea with pleuritic chest pain
4. Decreased breath sounds
5. Dullnes to percussion
6. Elevated WBC count

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